Opportunity: Clinical Informatician to the Clinical Trial Bioinformatics Group (#MI/17/51) @ University of Manchester -- Manchester, UKSubmitted by Human Resources; posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

BACKGROUND

The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
Clinical Informatician to the Clinical Trial Bioinformatics Group

About the role:
We are currently looking for a Clinical Informatician for the digital Experimental Cancer Medicine Team (dECMT) (www.digitalECMT.org) within the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers, CRUK MI.

The aim of this post is to support and drive new methods and approaches with the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) and the Clinical Trial unit of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (The Christie) by exploiting data collected during experimental cancer medicine clinical trials and by developing informatics methods and solutions.

Earning the trust and respect of teams across The Christie NHS Foundation, The University of Manchester and CRUK Manchester Institute

Publications in high impact journals

REQUIREMENTS

About you:
You will have a degree in biological science/medical or health related background including working with clinical data (or equivalent relevant experience). You should have significant experience of developing informatics methods in a clinical environment along with experience of working with stakeholders including patients, clinicians, research scientists and other relevant functions such as statistics and IT. Experience in analysing clinical data is essential, alongside managing expectations of stakeholders, reporting back progress and getting input as required.

Why choose Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute?
The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk), an Institute of The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk), is a world-leading centre for excellence in cancer research. The Institute is core funded by Cancer Research UK (www.cancerresearchuk.org), the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world. We are currently situated at the internationally-renowned life sciences campus at Alderley Park in Cheshire England, 15 miles from Manchester, a vibrant and dynamic city surrounded by beautiful countryside.

We are partnered with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (adjacent to the CRUK MI Paterson Building) in South Manchester (www.christie.nhs.uk), one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. These factors combine to provide an exceptional environment in which to pursue basic, translational and clinical research programmes.

TERMS

Duration: fixed term until 31 December 2020

COMPENSATION

Salary in the range of £23,800 - £39,900 per annum (dependent upon experience)